St. Thomas More Catholic Church 3000 12th Ave. Coralville, IA 52241 Ascension of the Lord June 2, 2019 Parish Web Site: www.stmparishfamily.com
PASTORAL TEAM: 337-2173 Pastor: Rev. Charles Adam (ext. 110) [email protected] Deacon: Deacon David Krob Sacramental Minister Facility Manager: Kent Campion [email protected] Director of Faith Formation: Shannon Duffy (ext. 107) [email protected] Director of Music & Liturgy: Judy Duncan (ext. 113) [email protected] Director of Youth Ministry: Michelle Montgomery (ext. 104) [email protected] Staff Support: Mary Paulson (ext 105) [email protected] Office Administrative Assistant: Maricarla Rohret (ext. 101) [email protected] Accounting Manager: Katie Schneider (part-time) [email protected] Facility Support: Jim Staveley
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY Parish Office: 337-2173 Religious Education Office: 337-4231 Youth Ministry Office: 337-4231 FAX: 337-2174 Email: [email protected] EUCHARISTIC LITURGY WEEKDAYS: 9:00 A.M.(Except Monday) WEEKEND: 5:15 P.M. Saturday 8:30 A.M. & 11:00 A.M. Sunday HOLYDAYS: 9:00 A.M., 6:00 P.M.
BULLETIN DEADLINE: 9:00 A.M. Monday MISSION STATEMENT St. Thomas More Parish strives to be a Parish Knights of Columbus: Grand Knight - Ron Conner For All Seasons. We are committed to help all, 319-430-7137 [email protected] Sickness in whatever season of life, to grow closer to Please call the Parish Office whenever someone is ill or God through alive liturgies, support of family life, whenever there is a need for Communion at home. strong religious education, and a keen Wounded by Abortion? Project Rachel Can Help: awareness of social justice. Helpline:563-333-4107 or 1-888-456-HOPE Ascension of the Lord June 2, 2019
NEW PARISHIONERS We welcome you to St. Thomas More. To register, please see the Pastor after Mass or stop by the Sun Jun 2 8:30 AM - For the People welcome table in the gathering area. 11:00 AM - Walter & Verna VonRuden + Mon Jun 3 No Mass SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Tues Jun 4 9:00 AM - Nico Kodimoke & The Sacrament of Baptism is arranged after
Pre-Baptism Class. Baptisms celebrated monthly Sister Josepha + during Liturgy. Make arrangements by calling the Wed Jun 5 9:00 AM - Deb Foster Religious Education Office (337-4231). Thur Jun 6 No Mass - Vision 20/20 Fri Jun 7 No Mass - Vision 20/20 SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE We are honored to help you prepare for Christian Sat Jun 8 5:15 PM - Andrew & Ann DiMaggio +
Marriage and to celebrate your wedding. Please Sun Jun 9 8:30 AM - For the People contact Fr. Adam prior to selecting a wedding 11:00 AM - Manuel Cruz Feuntes + date. Please Note: No Mass on SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday from 4:30-5:00PM or by appointment. Thursday, June 6th & Friday, June 7th due to Vision 20/20 RCIA-Right of Christian Initiation for Adults Contact: Fr. Adam at the Parish Office or John & Nancy LePeau at (354-2304) or email at Contact Information Update. Have you dropped your landline? Please call the parish office at [email protected] 319-337-2173 to let us know if you have any changes STEPHEN MINISTRY to your phone number or mailing address. Stephen Ministry is confidential, one-to-one, caring support offered to adults in our community Readings for the Week of June 2, 2019 who are grieving a loss or facing a life crisis. Please call or email Sunday: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Lee: (331-5620) - [email protected] Eph 1:17-23 Cathy: (631-0915) - [email protected] Monday: Acts 19:1-8/Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab Jn 16:29-33 Pastoral Council Officers Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27/Ps 68:10-11, 20-21 President - William Mausser - (665-4314) Jn 17:1-11a Vice President - Ann Elsbecker - (430-1830) Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38/Ps 68:29-30, 33-35a, Secretary - Kim Schmitz - (621-5325) 35bc-36ab Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, Regina Catholic Education Center 7-8, 9-10, 11 Jn 17:20-26 Glenn Plummer - High School Principal, (338-5436) Friday: Acts 25:13b-21/Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19- Celeste Vincent - Elementary Principal, (337-5739) 20ab Jn 21:15-19 Mary Pechous - Early Childhood Dir., (337-6189) Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Ps 11:4, 5 and 7 Pam Schowalter - Dir. of Admissions,(499–9006) Jn 21:20-25 Regina Board of Education Representatives Next Sunday: Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, Annette Goodheart 29, 30/Cor 12:3B-7,12-13 (430-4767) - [email protected] Jn 20:19-23 Chad Hageman (361-6987) - [email protected] Wedding Congratulations….. Janan Rustan To Joshua Verry and Laurynn Mossman (530-6868) - [email protected] married here on Saturday, May 25th.
Victim Assistance Coordinator Diocese of Davenport Join the Young Adult Group at St. Thomas More! Alicia Owens, LBSW Activities include social events with some added service P.O. Box 232, Bettendorf, Iowa 52722-0004 and faith formation events. Interested? Phone: (563-349-5002) - email: [email protected] Email [email protected] to get on our mailing list and like us on Facebook at For more information visit www.stmparishfamily.com https://www.facebook.com/YAMatSTM/. Ascension of the Lord June 2, 2019
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Running this weekend with two shows left Youth Ministry News: Saturday, June 1st at 7pm High School Youth Ministry NEWS St. Thomas More youth and adult chaperone "Mission Sunday, June 2nd at 1pm Trip". Save the Date: June 15th-21st, 2019 Reserving spots now! Contact Michelle Montgomery, All shows will be held on the front lawn of the [email protected]. We will be heading back church building. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs for open to David, Kentucky to St. Vincent Mission. seating. The cast is ready! The pit orchestra is fabulous Rebuild Homes to Rebuild Lives in the and ready to ROCK! This is our biggest show yet and it’s a Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky! great way to celebrate our 75 years as a parish! The youth To help cover expenses: group and Knights will be grilling hotdogs and hamburgers Put Stock in Your Youth! starting an hour before each show so come hungry! Grab Forms are located in the Kiosk. your friends and neighbors and don’t miss a great show! Donations may be mailed in or dropped in If for any reason the weather decides to hate us that the collection baskets. weekend, the show will be held at Liberty High School Auditorium on Dubuque St. in North Liberty. Check the STM HIGH SCHOOL & JR. HIGH NEWS website for any updates. Come Join Michelle this Summer! For: "Jesus and Java" Where: We will gather for Mass at 9:00AM at STM on OUR 75th YEAR! Wednesdays during the summer break, followed by In 1944, Bishop Henry Rohlman founded St. Thomas More coffee and good conversation until 10:45am, at rotat- Church in Iowa City and named Fr. Robert Brugman as ing java locations in the area TBA each Wednesday. its first pastor. This year, 2019, marks our 75th year as a parish. Since June 22nd is the Feast of our Patron, Saint Thomas More, we will offer a Mass of Thanksgiving at all Congratulations to the Knights of Columbus Masses that weekend in honor of all those who have Scholarship winners worked to form our parish community and for all who are Marijke Nielsen & Ryan Gudenkauf continuing to follow the Holy Spirit in leading us into the future. Plan to partake in some anniversary cake after each Mass! INTERFAITH BUILDS UNITY THROUGH DIVERSITY Looking to put your faith into action? Iowa Valley Habitat We enter the month of June with a great prelude to our for Humanity is partnering with faith communities for its 75th celebration with the musical production of JESUS 2019 Interfaith Build. St. Thomas More is partnering with St. Mary’s for this project. Put the planned St. Thomas CHRIST SUPERSTAR on Friday, Saturday and Sunday th May 31st - June 2nd. More work days of June 22nd and July 20 on your We have so much to thank God for and so much to look Calendar (dates are contingent on weather). Days are forward to. divided into a 4 hour morning and afternoon shifts. You can choose to work one or all of the days and to work either a half or whole day. Volunteers must be at least Join the new Welcome Ministry! Meet and greet 16 years old to be on the construction site. No skills are parish members and welcome newcomers to the needed. If you are interested in working on this project, St Thomas More Family. We're looking for greeters to please sign up on those days by contacting the Habitat for open doors and welcome people 15 minutes before Humanity volunteer coordinator, Leda Rouse, Mass. Please see the website and Facebook for details at (319)337-8949 or sign up at and to sign up. [email protected]. For more information, check the St. Thomas More website, or contact Peggy Lyon at [email protected] or (319)230-3059.
IowaWINS (Iowa Welcomes Its Immigrant Neighbors) reports that 21 of the 32 men arrested by ICE on May 9th, 2018 are free on bond and awaiting immigration hearings and work permits. Seven men have been deported and several are currently being held by ICE in detention. There is a great need for continuing support for the families, both in finances and food supplies. The First Presbyterian Church, 902 South Walnut, Mt Pleasant, 52641, with the help of parishes and individuals, have fundraising events planned as funds are running low. Suggested pantry supplies needed are; vegetable oil, plain pastas, canned fruits and vegetables, salt, sugar, laundry detergent, dish soap & personal health care products. Donations can be dropped off in the multipurpose room. Ascension of the Lord June 2, 2019
This week at St. Thomas More Pentecost Sunday: On June 8th/9th, the Church celebrates Pentecost Sunday, the day on which the Sunday, June 2nd Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles in the form Mass - 8:30AM of tongues of fire. We invite the congregation to Social Justice 9:30-10:30AM wear red, (the liturgical color of Pentecost) on that Adult Faith Formation Class 9:45-10:45AM weekend as a reminder of the Holy Spirit which Mass - 11:00AM resides in us all. Bible Study 6:00-8:00PM Musical 1:00PM
DIOCESAN PRAYER Monday, June 3rd Vision 20/20 - From Pentecost to Pentecost Bible Study 7:00-8:30PM Send your Spirit, O God,
To open our eyes… Tuesday, June 4th That we might see clearly your gifts and blessings, Mass - 9:00AM past and present, Youth Ministry Meeting 9:30-12:00PM And so be filled with gratitude; Homily Group 9:45-10:45AM To open our eyes… Baptism Class 6:30-7:30PM That we might see clearly where we have failed to
proclaim the Good News and welcome the Wednesday, June 5th stranger, And so be moved to ongoing Mass - 9:00AM conversion;
To open our eyes… Thursday, June 6th That we might see clearly the signs of the times, No Mass - June Institute and where your Christ lies hidden at the margins, Wedding Rehearsal 5:00PM And so see where and how we are being called to Worship & Spirituality Meeting 7:00-8:00PM serve;
To open our eyes… Friday, June 7th That we might see clearly the vision that you, Men’s Group 6:30-8:00AM O God, have for us, No Mass - June Institute the Diocese of Davenport, Wedding 6:00PM And so answer your summons into a future
together. Saturday, June 8th Yes, O God, send us your Spirit Baptism Weekend In a new Pentecost: Women’s Prayer/Study Group 9:30-11:30AM Renew our hearts Divine Mercy/Rosary in Blessed Sacrament Chapel Renew our Church 10:00-10:45AM Renew our world Mass - 5:15PM Through Christ, our Lord. Amen
Sunday, June 9th Baptism Weekend Vision 20/20 Fair Trade Weekend Please pray for the success of the Davenport Diocese Vision Mass - 8:30AM 20/20 convocation which will be held June 6th - 8th at Adult Faith Formation Class 9:45-10:45AM St. Ambrose University in Davenport. Bishop Zinkula has Welcome Committee Meeting 9:45-10:45AM called for this visioning process to bring about a renewed Mass - 11:00AM evangelization in the Diocese of Davenport and to learn Bible Study 6:00-8:00PM how to reach out and become ever more welcoming. Also pray for the delegation from St. Thomas More who will be Check the Website for updates participating. Fr. Chuck will be participating along with a delegation of youth and six adults.
Davenport Diocese Ordinations On Saturday, June 1st at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport, Deacon Terry Ball from St. Joseph's Parish in Hills, and Deacon Scott Foley from St. Mary's Parish in Williamsburg, will be ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Davenport. Mr. James Flattery, of Immaculate Conception Parish in Colfax will be ordained to the diaconate. All members of the Diocese of Davenport are welcome to attend the ceremony which begins at 10:00AM. Please pray for them and all for all clergy of our diocese and pray for more men and women to answer the call to vocations of ministry in the church. Ascension of the Lord June 2, 2019
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Calling all Catechists! If you have a love of Jesus and your Catholic faith and are interested in sharing that with the children of our parish, we’re in need of K-5 lead, team & assistant catechists for the 2019-2020 year of religious education. Our areas of greatest need are Sundays, 9:45-10:45AM. and Wednesdays, 4:00-5:00PM. There may be a few available spots on Mondays, 6:30-7:30PM and Wednesday evenings at 7:00-8:00PM. If you have any questions or are interested in teaching, please contact Shannon Duffy, director of faith formation, at [email protected] or 319-337-4231.